The whole world is going through a
recession since 2008 and the situation is worsening because of falling oil
prices. According to statistics published in a leading paper 212billion, people
are out of work this year.

Tough economic realities need tough
solutions the same goes with job search. There are fewer jobs for a growing
population making the job market difficult to penetrate.

Few job opening with applicants in
the thousand vying for the few slots available. So how does a job seeker find a
suitable well-paid job despite the difficult challenges?

New graduates have to contest with
the old ones in an already saturated market. Yet some mange to find dream jobs
in oil companies, banks and large conglomerates.

What secret formula or insider
knowledge do they have that gives them an advantage over other job seekers.

Some
mistakes job seekers do

Some mistakes applicants do include
some of the following

1 Showing fake or doctored
certificates

2 Falsifying age

3 They lack employable skill

4 Poor self development

5 Poor knowledge of the job

6 They have the false notion that
they can only get the job if they have insider knowledge.

7 Some job seekers are not eligible
for the post they seek

8 Not qualified enough

Misconceptions
and Mistakes

There are many misconceptions and
mistakes job seekers have concerning dream jobs. Job seekers have the false
notion that getting the top job requires insider connection.

This could be true in some instances
especially when the vacancy is not public knowledge. Internal connections offer
a few advantages but not all top paying jobs need such maneuvers.

Many jobs are based entirely on
merit, qualifications, interpersonal skills, knowledge of the job and passion
for the job. Another mistake job applicant do is applying for a job they are
not qualified to occupy.

Being not eligible for a job because
of low qualifications or a different field of study is one of the major reasons
applicants fail job interviews.

The question an applicant should ask himself
is `Do I have the prerequisite skill for the job I am applying for. `

Some applicants lack employable
skill and another major issue is that of fake certificates. Presenting a fake
certificate is rampant in Nigerian job market because the person seeking
employment believes he can get away with it.

However, the simple fact is that
most top-level employers go to the trouble of verifying the authenticity of the
certificate before employing the individual.

How
to find a good job

To find a good job you need to
network with the right people. Even top business people despite their success
know networking is they key to further success.

Another important aspect of
searching for a good job is self-development. The job seekers must always
strive to improve on many aspects of his life like further qualifications and
so on.

Self-development goes hand in hand
with belief in ones ability, developing a strong mental attitude, and
self-faith. Self-development goes with appearance, knowledge of the job,
passion, and speech.

You have to get creative when
searching for a good job that pays well. Apart from networking you can use the
vacancy segment of national daily’s, social media and job search engines..

Another method is to join a
professional body for insider information on job openings. Are you qualified
for the job you seek?

Things
to know

Bad
behavior

Certificate
and letters

Character

Don't present fake documents

genuine certificate

Answer questions truthfully

Don't falsify your age

Good CV

Be confident

Don't lie

Good letter

Self development

Thing
that go against applicants

Applicants face many challenges when
searching for jobs but when they find a vacancy, they fumble their chances. A
major thing that works against applicants is a poorly written application
letters.

The application letter might have a
bad format, lots of spelling errors and grammar. Other problems that work
against a job seeker is badly filled application form, falsifying of age and
experience.

Aptitude tests are made to test
specific reasoning of the application, which is an integral part of getting a
job. However, the major reason job applicants do not get their dream jobs
despite having the right qualifications is failing the interview.

Your CV is also very important when
finding a good job that pays. The CV should be well written and formatted
complete with brief and factual information.

The CV should be attention grabbing
without unnecessary embellishment and lies. If you fail, the interview there is
nothing anyone can do to salvage the situation.

Bad Applicants

Poor CV and application letter

Falsification of age

Lack of job experience

Poor interview

Fake documents

Check
list before applying for that dream job

1 Have a well written CV

2 Try to get good aptitude test
scores

3 A Well written application letter

4 Develop interview skills

5 Show moderate confidence not
arrogance

6 Apply only for the jobs you are
adequately qualified to do

7 Be prepared and be prayerful.

Aptitude
test

An aptitude test has these elements.

1 Numerical reasoning test

2 Verbal reasoning test

3 Logical thinking test

4 Test your spelling and punctuation
test

5 Letter sequencing test

Job applicants fail interviews
because they are nervous and have no knowledge of what the job entails. Other
reasons are poor communication skills, confusion, and anxiety.

The applicant should show
confidence, knowledge of the job applied for, good diction and good
communication skill. Avoid fraudulent job agencies that are only interested in
getting money from you.

Bloggers interested in cashing in on
job websites have many advantages to building a job search website or blog.
Some of the advantages are highlighted bellow.

1 A huge labor force of over
50million unemployed

2 Huge marketing opportunity for
website owners

3 Low capital investment, just time,
research and hard work

4 High traffic source

5 Actually providing a much needed
service

6 Job websites are popular and very
effective

Job
search starts here

The proliferation of Nigerian Job
search websites is not surprising based on the level of unemployment in Nigeria
today. At no other time in Nigeria’s, history has unemployment gotten to such
alarming levels.

Both fresh and old graduates,
skilled and unskilled labor are all in the unemployment market. With over one
third of the population unemployed crime rates have skyrocketed and poverty a
norm.

The recent recruitment fiascos were
four hundred thousand unemployed Nigerians gathered for a few slots in an
organization is just one example. Therefore, Bloggers in Nigeria have found a
niche that can provide endless traffic and subscribers to their websites.

The job search websites are useful
because they offer the unemployed a way to find those scarce jobs more
efficiently.

Although the jobs on this websites are not
limited to graduates, they cover technical skilled labor, teachers, drivers and
even unskilled labor.

Listed are job search websites run
by Nigerians for Nigerian unemployed graduates.

Which
is your preferred job search engine

Top of Form

hotnigerianjobs.com

jobberman.com

naijahotjobs.com

careers24.com.ng

Bottom of Form

Hotnigerianjobs.com

Hotnigerianjobs.com prides
themselves on daily publishing of latest jobs, vacancies, and career
opportunities for graduates. The interesting aspect of hotnigeriajobs.com is
that they do not concentrate only on vacancies.

You can find advertorials on how to
enhance your career via professional certificate courses in areas like
administration. Other jobs such as job recruitment in aviation, outreach women
and children hospital jobs, and graduates looking for positions in the foremost
online shopping networks.

They also have adverts on distant
learning opportunities, high technology recruitment such as business machine
technicians. Other interesting jobs that can be found on hotnigerianjobs.com
are red-cross recruitment, engineering jobs even welding jobs.

The jobs on hotnigeriajobs.com are
listed by category, experience, and professional qualification. According to
statistical data hotnigerianjobs.com estimated web traffic worth $78,492 USD daily advertisement
revenue of $198 with alexia ranking of 30,691.

List
of Nigerian job-search websites

1 Jobberman.com

2 Nigercareers.com

3 Hotnigerianjobs.com

4 Naijahotjobs.com

5 Latestnigerianjobs.com

6 Naijajobslink.com

7 Joblistnigeria.com

8 Nigeriabestjobs.com

9 Jobsmaster.com

10 Gblcareers.com

11 Jetheights.com

12 Myjobmag.com

13 Jobspire.com.ng

14 Jobsites.com.ng

Jobberman.com

Jobberman.com is the leader in
online job search engines run by Nigerians. The website was launched in august
2009 at the Obafemi Awolowo university one of Nigeria’s premier universities.
Co founded by Adewunmi, Awoyemi and Olude then a student of the university and
later backed by private equity.

The job search engine is the most
popular destination for unemployed graduates looking for jobs in Nigeria. Job
seekers search through the huge data bank of jobs posted by top companies
seeking new employees.

The website Jobberman.com provides a
platform where job seekers could apply directly or through links for job
opportunities.

The website is noted for its
superior products, desktop and mobile version of the website and is rated eighth
top technology Startup Company in Africa.

How
to use the internet to search for jobs

Searching for jobs online is like
searching for them in the classified advertisements on newspapers. First select
appropriate job websites such as technology search engines, management etc.

Select jobs in your field of
expertise and send out application forms to the companies. Follow up on
interviews appointments or pre-employment tests.

# Any job that request monetary sum
of any kind before being employed might be a swindle so be careful. Always do
due diligence and double check the companies you are interested in before
submitting your application form.

# Application is done either through
filling the form direct on the company’s application page, via email, hand delivered,
or post depending on what they require.

Conclusion

While searching for jobs have all
your credentials ready. A well-written CV including an application letter
devoid of spelling errors works fine.

The CV should be concise, factual,
and true without any exaggeration. You can use different methods to search for
jobs apart from the highly effective search engine method.

You can buy top newspapers in
Nigeria especially the Guardian and Punch newspaper on Wednesdays. Another method
is joining a reputable job recruitment agency with tested history of success.

It is also important to work on
self-improvement and getting more certificates or professional accreditation.